Ashish on lead vocals and rhythm guitar
Tristan on lead guitar and occasional backing vocals
Steve on bass guitar We're looking for a drummer. email us, send us a myspace message or leave a comment!
Influences
Stevie Wonder...
Sly and The Family Stone...
Jimi Hendrix...
Otis Redding/Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay...
Nirvana/Smells Like Teen Spirit...
Radiohead/The Bends...
Red Hot Chili Peppers/Under The Bridge...
The Stranglers/Golden Brown...
Squeeze...
Bon Jovi/Wanted (Dead or Alive)...
Tiffany/I Think We're Alone Now...
Prince/Raspberry Beret...
Lenny Kravitz/Heaven Help...
Crowded House...
Lewis Taylor...
Hawksley Workman/Treeful of Starling...
Maroon 5...
Coldplay/Parachutes...
Travis/The Man Who...
James Morrison/Undiscovered ...
Bruce Springsteen...
Roachford/Cuddly Toy...
Spinal Tap/Lick My Love Pump
Sounds Like
To help the music press and record industry execs, the D'ARCY sound can be neatly pigeon-holed into the 'Acoustic guitar-based indie-pop-rock with a funky edge underpinned by a blues/soul groove' genre.
D'ARCY are one of the very few unsigned bands to have had airplay on national radio. In 2007, a promotional copy of the band's EP found its way to DJ Janice Long who started playing one of the tracks, Unconditional, on her show. Generating massive interest from listeners, Janice personally invited the band to play a live session on her show.
Since then D'ARCY have supported ex-Sugababe Mutya Buena at the BT Digital Music Awards, and were selected to perform at the City Showcase in London. They have also played live sessions for Nikki Bedi and Adil Ray on the BBC Asian Network, and played live on Sky TV. The band are also set to appear on BBC2's Desi DNA.
In 2006, the band completed a tour of Canada, were nominated for Best Newcomer and Best Unsigned Act in the Asian Music Awards, and featured in Asiana magazine's 'Ones To Watch'. A cover version of Ash's 'Girl From Mars' recorded for Xfm found its way to actor James Nesbitt who personally phoned the band to say that he thought the cover was "f*cking brilliant!
In 2005, after a demo was picked up by Stephen Budd Management, D'ARCY recorded their debut single 'Oxygen' with Rainmaker (producers who have worked with Ash, Elton John and the Sugababes.) The band released the single on their own label, Cheam Records.
D'ARCY have played at London venues including The Borderline, The Metro Club, The Marquee, The Water Rats, The Bedford, The Troubadour and 12 Bar Club, as well as festivals including GUILFEST.
D'ARCY are currently in the studio working on their debut album.
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Hello Guys, Just listened to your set live on the Janice Long show - it was fantastic to hear you live - you sounded great. Janice is a really nice lady - hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as I did listening. Keep rocking. Jacquie X
Hi Guys, Absolutely love the tracks, especially oxygen. Looking forward to hearing you on the Janice Long show - its a fantastic show with great live sets. Have fun. Jacquie XX
Thanks for dropping by and becoming my virtual buddy. Maybe we can sip virtual tea and talk about the virtual issues of the day? Hope you liked my songs - they're the only non-virtual things about me. Your single is pretty darn cool!
really, really great songs guys! thanks so much for sharing them with me and for visiting my page. glad to 'meet' you so take care and stop by anytime!
Thanks so much for being my Myspace friend! I want to wish you a great Sunday and also let you know that I'm having a giveaway where the winner gets a free Ipod Nano (and everyone who enters the contest gets a free Ali Handal mp3 & video download). Check out my page for more details.
Also, I've got a full-band show at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood on April 22. I'd love to see you there, if it's at all feasible for you -- and if it's not, I'd totally appreciate you telling a friend in the area. :D
